Influence Of Silk Road Economic Belt Construction On Sino-Russian Relations

In 2013,President Xi Jinping proposed the initiative of building a Silk Road Economic Belt in Kazakhstan,which immediately attracted the attention and heated discussion of the international community.The initiative aims to use the historical symbol of the ancient "Silk Road" and the banner of Gaojuheping's development to actively develop economic cooperation partnerships with countries along the route and jointly build a community of interests with political mutual trust,economic integration and cultural tolerance.Community of shared destiny and community of responsibilities.The core area of the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt is Russia and Central Asia,and Central Asia is also Russia's traditional sphere of influence.This has caused Russia's various speculations about China's strategic intentions.The Russian initiative on the Silk Road Economic Belt has undergone a process from cautious wait and see to question,to understanding cooperation and to strategic interface.China and Russia are both world powers and neighbors.China-Russia relations are not only big country relations but also important neighboring diplomatic relations.In today's world,the United States is the single largest nation and strives to maintain its global primacy.The international community faces power politics and unilateralism.Although Russia has strong military strength,but the economic strength weakens;Although China ranks second in the world in terms of total economic output,it is still a developing country.How China and Russia handle their mutual relations is not only of great importance to their own countries,but also contains important elements for maintaining strategic balance,opposing hegemonism,promoting multipolarization in the world and establishing a new international order.The Silk Road Economic Belt Construction has had a profound impact on China-Russia relations.Of course,it has both positive and negative effects.How to expand the positive impact and try to avoid negative impact is not only related to the in-depth development of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination.It is also crucial for the smooth progress of the Silk Road Economic Belt.This paper mainly discusses the influence of the Silk Road Economic Belt Initiative on China-Russia relations in four parts.The first part mainly introduces the proposal of the Silk Road Economic Belt Initiative and the connection with the Eurasian Economic Union.This section is divided into three sections.Section I presents the background presented by the Silk Road Economic Belt,both domestic and international.The second section introduces the connotation and spatial characteristics of the Silk Road Economic Belt,and discusses it from the perspective of concept and geography.The third section introduces the interface between the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Eurasian Economic Union,introduces the background and progress proposed by the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union,and analyzes the interface between the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Eurasian Economic Union.The second part mainly introduces the positive impact of the Silk Road Economic Belt Construction on China-Russia relations,mainly from three aspects.The first part discusses the positive impact on the economic integration of China and Russia.The infrastructure connectivity between the two countries has been further improved,bilateral trade cooperation has been strengthened and optimized,and the China-Russia energy cooperation partnership has been further strengthened.This has improved the current situation between China and Russia.Enriched the connotation of China-Russia comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership.The second aspect is the positive impact on political mutual trust between China and Russia.Strategic communication and coordination between the two countries has been further enhanced,which is conducive to the joint coordination of the interests of China and Russia in Central Asia,raising the level and level of cooperation between the two sides in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,and strengthening their political mutual trust.The third part introduces the positive impact on cultural and people-to-people exchanges between China and Russia.It has strengthened mutual learning and exchanges of civilizations between China and Russia,and consolidated the public opinion base of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership.The third part mainly introduces the negative impact of the Silk Road Economic Belt Construction on China-Russia relations,and also discusses from three aspects.The first is that the Silk Road Economic Belt has prompted Russia to strengthen its prevention of China's rise and involvement in regional affairs.It will arouse Russia's vigilance and concern in Sino-Russian energy cooperation,development cooperation in the Far East,and relations between China and Central Asian countries,thus limiting Sino-Russian cooperation.Second,if China-Russia relations get too close,it will trigger the United States 'sensitive nerve to jointly deal with the United States.It will encourage the United States to deliberately create contradictions between China and Russia,divide China and Russia,and trigger a new geopolitical game between the United States and Russia.This has increased the pressure on China's international strategy.Third,in order to balance China's growing influence in the region,Russia will further strengthen cooperation with India,Japan and other major Eastern countries that have historical grievances and competitive relations with China.Making the strategic environment of China's periphery more complex.The fourth part mainly explores the future direction and breakthrough path of China-Russia relations after the implementation of the Silk Road Economic Belt.It is proposed that the economic integration between the two sides will be accelerated and deepened.Political mutual trust will be further strengthened,but mutual defense will always exist.The cultural exchanges and mutual learning between the two sides have become more frequent,but due to the large cultural differences between China and Russia,it is still a long-term difficult process.The cooperation and checks and balances between the two sides in the field of military and security remain unchanged.In the face of similar external conditions and common pressures,cooperation and cooperation between the two sides will be intensified in the international arena,and efforts will be made to build a multipolar and democratic world.To achieve a real breakthrough in China-Russia relations on the basis of the existing foundation,it is necessary to strengthen people-to-people exchanges and cooperation to enhance the cultural identity of the two sides and the sense of affinity and trust between the people.At present,it is urgent to start from two aspects.First,strengthen the propaganda to Russia;Second,we will strengthen the creation and implementation of cultural exchange projects between China and Russia.On the whole,the Silk Road Economic Belt Construction is more opportunities than challenges and more benefits than disadvantages for the development of China-Russia relations.China and Russia should uphold the principles of equality,mutual respect and win-win cooperation,strengthen strategic communication,be honest with each other and work closely with each other,actively promote deeper synergy between the Belt and the First Alliance,and open up new prospects for practical cooperation between China and Russia in various fields.China and Russia will continue to upgrade their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination,bring tangible benefits to the two countries and peoples,and jointly safeguard world peace,prosperity and stability.